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YOUR BOATU.S. MEMBERSHIP

I’ve had a BoatU.S. Unlimited Towing Membership for many years. I had no incidents until one day last August when I decided to show my wife the
“shortcut” through the marshes that we
used in the ’70s.

I have a jet boat that draws 18 inches,
so I opened the throttle as we headed
into this little canal. Suddenly, the canal
came to an abrupt end — it had changed!

I throttled back and turned hard right,
forgetting that a jet boat uses propulsion
to facilitate turns. Up onto the marsh we
went, 23 feet of boat high and dry!

I hailed BoatU.S. by VHF, and CaptainPaul of TowBoatU.S. Bayshore answeredimmediately. He arrived 20 minutes laterand ran a line to myboat’s bow eye. Butthe tide was goingout, his sterndrivewas hitting bottom,and then an oldwaterlogged haw-ser became caught in his prop. He tookmy wife to the mainland, but I insistedon staying with my boat. He said that hewould return at midnight after the tidewas high again.

I spent the next 10 hours communingwith nature. At 11: 30 p.m. I heard a malevoice calling my name. It was CaptainPaul. He managed to spin my boat aroundand pull it back into the creek. When wereached open water, he offered to guideme to the launch ramp several milesaway. I thanked him and headed off intothe moonless night on my own.

One month later, I received a billfrom BoatU.S. for $1,400 that said,“Total due: $0.00.”If you think you don’t need a BoatU.S.Unlimited Towing Membership, thinkagain. — Keith A., Oceanside, NY

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prizes. Contest runs from July 1 to 31,
2017. Visit BoatUS.com/LogoItems to
make sure you have some swag on hand!

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Say ‘oui’ to a BoatU.S. member cruise

Join your fellow BoatU.S. members on a Star Clippers cruise this fall. Start planning your trip today at BoatUS.com/Travel and receive special savings and other perks.

September 30, 2017

7 nights aboard the tall ship Royal Clipper, sailing from Cannes.

Be in St. Tropez for the world-famous St. Tropez Sailing Regatta,
and visit Lerici, Portoferraio, Sardinia, and Corsica.